US President Donald Trump granted 13-year-old, Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel, who has been battling cancer since 2018, the rare honour of becoming an honorary United States secret service agent, making him the youngest-ever to hold the title. The announcement was made during Trump’s address to Congress, where he asked secret service director Sean Curran to swear…
Deloitte has reportedly informed its employees in the US tax division that annual bonus will be linked to office attendance. According to a Financial Times report, Deloitte employees are expected to be in the office for 50 per cent of the working week at least. The policy shift mirrors similar actions by other Big Four…
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said that the United States is “prepared” to go to war with China, following warnings from Beijing over rising trade tensions.Hegseth’s response came amidst an X post from China’s US Embassy, which said, “If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war…
South Africa’s David Miller cradles his bat after scoring a century during the Champions Trophy semi-final against New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. (AP/PTI) South Africa’s David Miller expressed concerns about his team’s brief trip to Dubai before their Champions Trophy semi-final loss to New Zealand in Lahore.The tournament’s complex scheduling required both Australia…
Elon Musk once again advocated out against sex change surgeries on Wednesday, calling them ‘harmful for mental health’.Musk was replying to the Fox news report, about a study claiming that “those undergoing surgery were at significantly higher risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorders than those without surgery,” conducted by researchers from…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing debate over the three-language policy in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has once again taken a strong stand against the BJP-led central government. On Thursday, he used a famous quote to target the Centre’s stance on…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has alleged that the Biden administration deliberately delayed the return of Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS), despite his company offering a rescue mission months ago.Musk took to X to claim that the astronauts, originally set for an eight-day mission, have been stranded in…
MUMBAI: Mumbaikars can expect sweltering days ahead as daytime temperatures soared to 37.4°C on Wednesday, a 4.4° spike above the seasonal average. A similar surge was seen in late Feb, prompting heatwave warnings for two consecutive days, Feb 25 and 26.In its forecast for the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated a…
Gurgaon: Some wanted to prove their love. Some did it for the sake of familial duties. A few needed the money. The biggest motivation for exam cheating wasn’t cash, but personal relationships among the 34 caught so far in Nuh for appearing in the Class X Haryana boards on behalf of the actual examinee.Two of…
Kane Williamson (PTI Photo0 Kane Williamson emphasised that New Zealand needs to learn from their earlier group-stage loss to India as they prepare for their Champions Trophy final agains the same opponents on Sunday.Williamson expressed optimism that their previous 44-run defeat to India in Dubai last Sunday would help them address their shortcomings.Go Beyond The…
